Boskenna, the beautiful, imposing house standing on the Cornish cliffs, means something different to each of the Trewin women.
For Joan, as a glamorous young wife in the 1960s, it was a paradise where she and her husband could entertain and escape a world where no one was quite what they seemed – a world that would ultimately cost their marriage and end in tragedy.
Diana, her daughter, still dreams of her childhood there – the endless blue skies and wide lawns, book-filled rooms and parties, the sound of the sea at the end of the coastal path – even though the family she adored was shattered there.
And for the youngest, broken-hearted Lottie, heading home in the August traffic, returning to Boskenna is a welcome escape from a life gone wrong in London, but will mean facing a past she’d hoped to forget.
As the three women gather in Boskenna for a final time, the secrets hidden within the beautiful old house will be revealed in a summer that will leave them changed for ever.
I have had this book sat on my shelf for nearly 6 years which is far too long so what better time to read this Cornish set novel than on my stay-cation to Newquay.
This novel is told by three generations of women and the chapters alternate between not only their POV but also back and forth in time to 1962 which worked perfectly for this book because we get to know each of the characters really well and see why their relationships with each other are so cold and difficult. Diana who was the middle generation I took an instant dislike too but by hearing the backstory through these pages by the end of the book I had done a complete 180 and could really see why she is so closed and prickly after what she has experienced in her life.
The storyline is full of love, loss, betrayal and the damage of hidden secrets which gave an air of mystery that kept me captivated the whole way through.
Liz Fenwick is such an accomplished writer who not only creates the most wonderful believable characters but also has such a beautiful writing style that helps you to really visualise the surrounds in the idyllic settings she sets her novels in.
This has actually turned out to be my favourite of this authors books and to think it has been waiting on my shelf for so long makes me think what other gems I still have waiting for me!
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